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I held the box withit open and then shut Finally sick of flipping back and forth bethat I had wanted a day ago and what I was faced with now, I just set it there on istered the sound of my door, but I didn’t realize I wasn’t alone any broke into my numb silence

"Woah, da for the box on , I flipped it closed and pocketed it before he got too close

"It’s nothing," I said, sitting up and rubbingthat clearly had been done over the last hour

"Oooookay then You hungry or so? Didn’t you eat with Nolan? You know you turn into a bitch when you don’t eat," Trig was trying to be funny, but I wasn’t in the ray beanie and then a sweatshirt I started pacing around the roo asked I locked eyes with hi forshoes Do you knohere they are?" I was short

"Uh, no I’ hed and sat back on the edge ofmy temples

"Sorry I didn’ta little back, and unsure if I wanted to get into it with Trig

"Ahat happened ?" he said with a chuckle He was trying to lighten ht he was I just rubbedht away "Ah shit, man I’m sorry Wanna…talk about it?"

He was uncomfortable So was I And I wasn’t ready to talk yet I finally spotted the laces of one of rab the, you in?"

"Fuck yeah," he said, grabbing his keys and jacket "We’ve got late practice too"

I was about four beers in at Cooler’s before I felt like opening up about things to Trig Even then, it took hi he’d seen for e around? Is that what happened? Oh…wait! Did you ask, and she said no?" he wasup his own story now

"No, jack off That’s not what happened," I said, taking a big drink and finishing the rest ofthe top of it to let the bartender knoanted another Rubbingin I told him about the conversation I’d heard, and how Gavin actually had the nerve to co was ready to drive back up to ASU to beat his ass with ht hi is, ritting e of the bar in front ofit out on that assle, believefor a while, and fk, man? She kissed him back…"

I shook my headover with hunger, so Trig and I ordered so to be here for a while

"SorryIdistance relationships and all, but that’s only because I never thought you’d really have to worry about it Hell, s up on a weekly basis!"

I laughed a little at hiood friend, and I was lucky I’d found him But I kneouldn’t be able to help I was pretty sure no one could, and definitely not tonight No, tonight was about e-ass pity party, and finding a way to quit being so da, but still in control of my actions, I pulled my phone from my pocket and sent my best friend Sean a text He was used to these, and he was h school He would knohat I should do next